Here’s What You Need to Know: The Mi-28 is a much better, more modern design than the older Hind. Prowling the skies of Syria is the “Night Superhunter.” It’s not a comic book superhero, but the newest Russian attack helicopter. The Mi-28NM, the latest upgrade of the Mi-28 (NATO code name “Havoc”), is equipped with advanced…

The F-35 is a worthy successor to its forebears and is single-handedly making the United States’ power projection much more potent. The F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation stealth multirole fighter jet is hands down one of the most capable planes ever built. Developing all new technology is always a lengthy and costly endeavor, and the F-35 has taken…

Due to the Flogger’s lackluster deployment record, the platform has become known for being one of the only fighter airframes to retire ahead of its predecessor. Today, the MiG-23 remains in service in only a few air forces. For more than one decade, the Soviet Union’s MiG-23 represented the primary frontline fighter of the Warsaw Pact. Given the…

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is the definition of supersonic speed developed by the best of the bests. Wait…what does that even mean? Bringing physics and geometry into play, the American Navy designed a variable aircraft with wings that had the ability for lift maximization during takeoff and drag minimization in times of a high-speed flight…

The SR-71 Blackbird is perhaps one of the most advanced aircraft ever made. It was designed to be so stealth that it would be nearly impossible for enemy to detect it, and capable of speeds so high that it could out pace an incoming missile. The SR-71 was one of Americas biggest assets during the…

Here’s What You Need to Remember: In addition to the U.S. military, the F-35 has been adopted by many allied partners, and the aircraft serves as the backbone of allied airpower for thirteen nations and counting. It has played a critical role in joint domain operations, where the fighter has brought unprecedented situational awareness, information sharing…

Mirage 2000 is a multirole combat fighter from French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation. irage 2000 is a multirole combat fighter from French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation. It has been operational with the French Air Force since 1984, and has been selected by Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Greece, India, Peru, Qatar, Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates.…

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning would become one of the most fearsome fighters of the Second World War, and one that was instantly recognizable. The Second World War is usually seen by many to be the technology war. Military tech advanced quickly compared to where it had been during the First World War, as aircraft get faster and…

The MiG-31 was built to be a home-defense interceptor, and was neither exported nor used in combat. In the last decade of the Cold War, the MiG-31, codenamed Foxhound by NATO, enjoyed a certain mystique in the West. The same grainy photos aerial photos of the high speed fighter would show up in aviation publications,…

Should you venture out to one of the airshows periodically held near Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, you may be so fortunate to spot one of the world’s most otherworldly aircraft, the manta-like B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. The Spirit’s swept wings measure fifty-two meters across—half the length of a football field—and its cockpit bulges organically…